Meet the Erie Times-News District 10 basketball all-stars

Alex Artise of North East and Jaymon Mason of General McLane are the Erie Times-News District 10 Players of the Year. ANDY COLWELL/ERIE TIMES-NEWS

From staff reports

March 29, 2013 08:52 AM

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District 10 Boys Player of the YearName: Jaymon MasonSchool: General McLaneYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 6 feet, 3 inchesCollege: UndecidedNotable: Jaymon Mason dominated from the start this season. The all-region and all-district selection led District 10 in scoring at 26.8 points per game and helped lead the Lancers to the Region 6 championship, the District 10 Class AAA championship and an appearance in the PIAA quarterfinals. Mason was held under 20 points only four times in 28 games and had two of D-10's top performances with 43 points against McDowell and 42 against Strong Vincent. He also finished with seven games in the 30s and was one of the most dominant scorers in the state this season. Mason scored 1,467 career points at McLane, which ranks fifth in school history.

District 10 Girls Player of the YearName: Alex ArtiseSchool: North EastYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 5 feet, 9 inchesCollege: MercyhurstNotable: Alex Artise, a Mercyhurst recruit, put together a terrific senior season to lead North East to the District 10 Class AA championship and a win in the PIAA playoffs. She averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.1 steals this winter and was a standout leader in running the Grapepickers' offense. She finished her career as the school recordholder in career points (1,454) and assists (330). Artise also had 898 career rebounds and 273 steals. Artise was voted to the all-region first team, the region player of the year in Region 4 and was an easy selection for the all-district team.

All-District 10 teamsBoysName: Matthew DoganSchool: West MiddlesexYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 6 feet, 6 inchesNotable: The Gannon recruit finished with 2,240 career points to become Mercer County's all-time scorer. He also finished fourth all-time in District 10 history in career scoring.

Name: Sheldon ZablotnySchool: Cathedral PrepYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 6 feetNotable: Zablotny finished with 1,371 career points which is second all-time in Cathedral Prep history. He averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2 steals per game this season.

Name: Eugene HusbandSchool: Central TechYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 5 feet, 11 inchesNotable: One of the best pure shooters in District 10, Husband averaged 17.7 points per game and was voted the Region 7 player of the year. He had a knack for knocking down big shots for the Falcons throughout his career.

Name: Matt VotinoSchool: HickoryYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 6 feet, 1 inchNotable: Votino was one of the top players in Mercer County this season and facilitated the talented Hickory offense. He averaged 17.7 points, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the Region 5 champions.

GirlsName: Karlee McBrideSchool: Villa MariaYear: SeniorPosition: Guard/ForwardHeight: 5 feet, 10 inchesNotable: The two-time all-state selection and Indiana recruit averaged 13.9 points per game this season in leading a young and inexperienced team. She scored 18 of Villa's 28 points in a PIAA playoff loss to Hopewell.

Name: Angelina StarrSchool: FranklinYear: JuniorPosition: GuardHeight: 5 feet, 9 inchesNotable: Starr continues to improve throughout her impressive career. She averaged 16.1 points per game this season, went over 1,000 career points and led Franklin to a second straight District 10 Class AAA championship.

Name: Alex RickettsSchool: Kennedy CatholicYear: SeniorPosition: Guard/ForwardHeight: 5 feet, 11 inchesNotable: The Akron recruit produced another solid year as the Golden Eagles won another District 10 Class A championship. Ricketts averaged 17.4 points per game and has been a big part of Kennedy's recent success.

Name: McKenzie PopatakSchool: SharpsvilleYear: SeniorPosition: GuardHeight: 5 feet, 9 inchesNotable: Capped a great career with 1,690 points as one of the top players in Mercer County history. The multisport standout led District 10 with 20.9 points per game this season.